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KC-371 U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

(01-08-07) Farm Service Agency 

GUIDE FOR COMPLETING PROCESSED COMMODITIES STORAGE AGREEMENT DOCUMENTS 

BASIC STANDARDS FOR This sets forth requirements which your firm and warehouse(s) must meet 

APPROVAL OF DRY AND before we can approve. If you feel that you can meet these requirements,

 COLD STORAGE please complete and submit documents listed below. 

 WAREHOUSES FOR

 PROCESSED AGRICULTURAL

 COMMODITIES

 SIGNATURE - Corporation - All documents must be signed by authorized person designated to execute 

documents with CCC. A Resolution by the Board of Directors or an excerpt from 

your bylaws which contains authority by name or title must be on file or accompany 

signed documents. MANAGERS' SIGNATURES CANNOT BE ACCEPTED unless 

accompanied by such a resolution. 

Partnership - All documents must be signed by one of the partners (or Power of Attorney 

furnished for other authorized signature). 

Individual - All documents must be signed by the owner (or Power of Attorney furnished for 

other authorized signature). 

Enclosed documents as indicated below should be executed by an AUTHORIZED individual and returned. 

Form CCC-29 Processed Commodities Storage Agreement. Return TWO copies. 

Form CCC-20 (as amended) Supplement to Uniform Storage Agreements. RETAIN FOR YOUR RECORDS. 

Form CCC-21 Supplement to the Uniform Storage Agreements. Required by the Sodbuster and 

Swampbuster provisions of the Food Security Act of 1985. Complete and return 

ONE copy. 

OMB Standard Form LLL Disclosure of Lobbying Activities. To be completed only if you are involved in 

lobbying activities. 

Form CCC-29-1 Schedule of Warehouses. Return TWO copies. 

Form CCC-29-2 Schedule of Rates. Rates are subject to negotiation and execution of an 

agreement. Return TWO copies. 

Form CCC-560 Application for Approval of Warehouse. The warehouse operator should submit 

Forms CCC-560, Application for Approval of Warehouse, for EACH location offered 

for consideration. Return THREE copies. 

If applying as a Corporation, Item No. 5 (Legal Name of Operating Entity) and Item 

No. 70 (on reverse side) should show the exact legal name as it appears in the 

Articles of Incorporation. 

If applying as a Partnership or Joint Venture, be sure Entity name appears in Item 

No. 5 and also in Item No. 70 on reverse side, as it does in the Partnership 

Agreement or Joint Venture Agreement. 

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Form CCC-34 Successor's Agreement. Do NOT insert date in first line. We will insert the date we 

sign the Agreement. Return TWO copies. 

Form CCC-34-1 Transfer of Rights and Interest. To be signed by PRIOR OWNER. Do not insert 

date in line 1, paragraph 4. We will insert the date we sign the Agreement. Return 

THREE copies. 

Form KC-14 Warehouse Tariff. Complete Request for Tariff Information and return TWO copies. 

Please enclose a copy of your tariff if applicable. 

Form KC-1622 Resolution of Board of Directors. Complete and return ONE original. 

Form SF-3881 ACH Vendor/Miscellaneous Payment Enrollment Form. Complete the 

Payee/Company Information section and forward to your financial institution for 

completion of the Financial Institution Information section. Mail the agency copy to 

this office. 

Form KC-140 Warehouse Operator’s Report of Space Availability. Submit a copy every month to 

report available storage space. 

Warehouseman’s Handbook Warehouse Operator’s Handbook for Processed Commodities. Retain for your use. 

AN EXECUTED COPY OF DOCUMENTS REQUESTED ABOVE WILL BE RETURNED FOR YOUR RECORDS. 

Form WA-51 Financial Statement. Return ONE original copy less than 90 days old. All 

applicable items MUST be completed. We will accept your own form of Balance 

Sheet in lieu of pages 2 and 3, but pages 1 and 4 MUST accompany your Balance 

Sheet and be completed and signed. Your own Balance Sheet form must be 

certified and signed by the same authorized member of your firm who signs the 

WA-51. 

On pages 1 and 4, be sure to use the same legal name as listed on CCC-560 -

Application for Approval of Warehouse, Articles of Incorporation, Partnership 

Agreement, Joint Venture Agreement or, if an Individual, the same full legal name 

as stated on Application and Financial Statement. Page 4 must be signed by an 

authorized official of the business entity. 

If a Partnership, personal statements of each General Partner plus business 

statement required. Advise if extra forms are needed. If an Individual Proprietor, 

include all personal assets and liabilities, as well as your investment in the 

 warehouse. 

If operating as a Corporation, please send a copy of the Articles of Incorporation 

and Amendments thereto on file with the Office of the Secretary of State. 

If operating as a Partnership or Joint Venture, send a copy of the Partnership 

Agreement or Joint Venture Agreement. 

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PRIVACY ACT AND PUBLIC BURDEN STATEMENTS 

The following statements are made in accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 USC 552a) and the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, as amended. The authority for requesting the following information is 15 U.S.C. 714b. This 

document is an informational sheet for warehouse operators. It lists the forms and requirements the warehouse 

operator must meet before being approved to store CCC processed agricultural commodities. The warehouse 

operator is not required to sign or return this guide. This information may be provided to other agencies, Internal 

Revenue Service, Department of Justice, or other State and Federal law enforcement agencies, and in response to 

a court magistrate or administrative tribunal. The provisions of criminal and civil fraud statutes, including 18 U.S.C. 

286, 287, 371, 641, 651, 1001; 15 U.S.C 714m; and 31 U.S.C. 3729, may be applicable to the information provided. 

The authority for collecting the following information is Public Law 107-171. This authority allows for the collection 

of information without prior OMB approval mandated by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The time required to 

complete this information collection is estimated to average 30 minutes per response, including the time for 

reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing 

and reviewing the collection of information.

 NONDISCRIMINATION STATEMENT 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its program and activities on the basis of 

race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, 

religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual’s 

income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons 

with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, 

audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). 

To file a complaint of Discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20250-9410, or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal 

opportunity provider and employer.